Town Hall · Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, MO town hall & government

Pilot Knob spent $709,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $997 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pilot Knob's government.

Town budget

Where Pilot Knob's money goes

Spent
$709,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$997
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1 million
$1,415 per resident
Water & other utilities
$263,00037%
Police
$179,00025%
Administration & buildings
$100,00014%
Roads & transportation
$69,00010%
Sewer & trash
$60,0008%
Interest on debt
$38,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pilot Knob

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pilot Knob didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arcadia Valley R-II School District

Pilot Knob's K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia and Ironton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,093
Missouri: $14,569
Students
992
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $14,093 per pupil, $7,374 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Pilot Knob pay

Typical tax bill
$828
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$108,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Pilot Knob's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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